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Color as a description of light.

Shot in Florence, the film draws on Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s essay on da Vinci’s creative process to explore parallels between Renaissance space and the moving image. Beavers employs rapid pans and tilts along the city’s facades, interspersed with glimpses of his own face, linking camera movement to the filmmaker’s investigative gaze. The work marks a turning point in his practice, foregrounding presence and perception as central to his method. (Note: The film was re-edited and re-released in 1999.)

Cast

Robert Beavers

Himself

Gregory J. Markopoulos

Himself

Crew

Robert Beavers

Director

Robert Beavers

Editor

Robert Beavers

Sound

Robert Beavers

Cinematography

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